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…in the gallery - “Apophenia”

The spontaneous perception of connections
                                  and meaningfulness in unrelated phenomena.
          …or in our case…

Finding meaningfulness in the work of two phenomenal South Sound painters.
   
    We are excited to present Apophenia featuring the paintings of Dale Witherow and Angel (Fred) Matamoros. Apophenia opens with an artists’ reception Thursday August 21 5:00 – […]

…in the gallery - re-Art ‘08

This fall we will be hosting re-Art ‘08. A juried group show about re-USING, re-NEWING and re-THINKING our throw-away minded culture. As Americans, we produce on average 4 ½ pounds of garbage each day and for every can of trash we haul out to the curb, 70 cans of waste were produced “upstream” to make […]

Announcing the New Madera Blog!

Keeping up with the times and keeping YOU informed is what this new “What’s Happening” blog will be about. We’ll tell you about current and upcoming gallery shows, pass along interesting news about our artists and even share some details about exciting projects underway in the wood shop! Plus, we want to know […]

…in the shop!

2008 must be the year of the door! 
Yet another door project has come and gone through the shop.  This one was for 4 custom entry doors all from solid Jatoba (Brazilian Cherry) for a new home under construction in Port Orchard.  All had full-length insulated windows and 3 had full width transoms above.
Here’s a […]

…in the gallery - “Re-Ply!”

Madera’s craftsman extraordinaire, Steve Lawler, has launched his own new line of custom furniture made from 100% recycled plywood. The first available piece in Steve’s “Re-Ply” line, a coffee table, is now on display in the gallery, and is available for $1,250.

…in the news!

It’s been a few months, but I’d like to share The News Tribune article about Madera that came out in last November. It was pure fortune that the article was published the same day we hosted an open house in conjunction with Tacoma Art @ Work Month. It was quite a turnout!

…in the shop!

One of our current projects of interest is a unique entry door for this condo project (Stadium 302) in the Stadium district of Tacoma. The door is 42″ wide be 98″ tall and 2 1/4″ thick! The design calls for a frame of “blackened” stainless steel and 3/8″ horizontal metal accents across the […]

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